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= Fate of Cthulhu = Fate of Cthulhu is a role-playing game based Lovecraftian horror and the works of H.P. Lovecraft and using the Fate role-playing game system. It was released in January 2020.

The game was funded with a Kickstarter campaign in April 2019 which raised US$93,894, well above its goal of US$20,000.

Story
Fate of Cthulhu is a collection of story modules and involve time travel and an increased focus on action and hero empowerment compared to most works of Lovecraftian horror.

Differences from Fate
The biggest difference between Fate of Cthulhu and Fate Accelerated, the system it was designed from, is the inclusion of corruption.

Corruption Clock

The corruption clock is a way of tracking each character's corruption under the influence of the Great Old Ones. It is a circle with four slots. A slot may be filled when using Great Old One technology, performing spells and rituals or interacting with Lovecraftian horrors. A slot may be cleared if the character gains no corruption during a session or if the player chooses to corrupt an aspect which clears all slots.

If all four slots are filled, the player must immediately corrupt an aspect. If all slots are filled and all aspects have been corrupted already, the character falls completely to the corruption of the Great Old Ones and becomes a non-player character.

Corrupted Aspects

These are defining character traits which have been modified to reflect the otherworldly horror of antagonists in this genre. In the context of the fictional world, they may be pre-existing or caused by influence from the Great Old Ones.

Corrupted Stunts

Corruption stunts are actions or passive bonuses a player can use to increase specific rolls by +4 - roughly twice as powerful as stunts in Fate. These are meant to be compelled by the game master more than they are used by the players. Using a corrupted stunt fills a corruption clock slot. A character gains a corrupted stunt for each corrupted aspect.

Controversy
Evil Hat Productions included a page in the book to address criticism H.P. Lovecraft has received for racist and homophobic content in his work. The campaign book includes a page which says "Howard Phillips Lovecraft was a racist and an anti-Semite."

The company tweeted about the page on January 17, 2020, saying that they were obligated to reflect on the problematic roots of the source material.